Mentally Ill Prisoners

Feature November 27

Our prisons are our mental wards. One fatal case in New York shows where that can lead.

By Tom Robbins

Feature November 21

Treatment Denied: The Mental Health Crisis in Federal Prisons

The Bureau of Prisons set higher standards for psychiatric care. But instead of helping more inmates, the agency dropped thousands from its caseload, data shows.

By Christie Thompson and Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

News July 12, 2017

Federal Watchdog Finds Mentally Ill Are Stuck in Solitary

A new report contradicts a claim from the Bureau of Prisons.

By Justin George

News June 22, 2017

The Mental Health Crisis Facing Women in Prison

A new study shows a striking disparity between incarcerated men and women.

By Manuel Villa

News June 12, 2017

Where Crossword Puzzles Count as Counseling

A new lawsuit alleges poor care for mentally ill inmates at one of the highest security prisons in the country.

By Christie Thompson

Life Inside April 27, 2017

I Escaped My Manic Demons, but My Clients Usually Can’t

A social worker struggles to keep the mentally ill poor out of jail.

By Kristen Anderson

Case in Point January 23, 2017

An Oklahoma Horror Story

The last six days of Elliott Earl Williams.

By Andrew Cohen

Case in Point December 5, 2016

How America’s Most Famous Federal Prison Faced a Dirty Secret

The case that awakened us to the mental health trauma of “Supermax”

By Andrew Cohen

Life Inside December 1, 2016

‘Please Find My Grandson’

What I saw tracking down the mentally ill in jail.

By Margaret Altman

Life Inside November 10, 2016

When Your Cellmate is Mentally Ill

Spending 20 hours a day with someone else’s delusions.

By Johnathan Byrd